It took Dan an extra hour to get to sleep after the mixer he had gone to. Not only because he had had a few drinks, but because he saw Dakota. Not only that, but he saw Dakota see his girlfriend. So he spent most of the night making sure the two didn’t cross paths after that, but it was all to no avail. Dakota had seen them together multiple times that night, so he had insisted that they leave early after shaking all the hands necessary. She had barely finished her drink by the time he was dragging her out of there.
When his phone rang, he woke up quickly, pressing answer and not even bringing it up to his ear until he was out of the room and in the bathroom.
“I was asleep, I’ll have you know,” he said plainly, interrupting the boy as he spoke through the receiver.